Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Catherine Fookes and Katie White

Thursday 19th June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Catherine Fookes (Monmouthshire) (Lab)]

1. What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases involving violence against women and girls.

[Katie White (Leeds North West) (Lab)]

7. What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases involving violence against women and girls.[R]

[The Solicitor General (Lucy Rigby)]

This Government were elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. Despite the challenges we inherited, we have recently secured a record funding settlement for the Crown Prosecution Service, which will allow it to hire more prosecutors and play its part in rebuilding a criminal justice system that truly delivers for victims.